Value Added Wilfing?

How much “value-added” time do you spend surfing the web? “Wilfing” - or surfing the web without any real purpose has become an epidemic.

more than two-thirds of the 33.7 million internet users in the UK admit to at least the occasional “wilf” (a term derived from the phrase “what was I looking for?”), while browsing the internet.

In fact millions of Brits and Australians are surfing the web aimlessly, losing an average of two full working days per month.

Not only does it affect relationships at home, not wanting to - or being unable to - engage with the family but

“If people Wilf at work, it could be they are bored with their job or that they work in a culture of such long hours that it is not the done thing to be seen to be leaving the office at 5pm. “

To combat the tendency to wilf

“Set yourself a specific surfing goal and time limit to keep on track. Set pop-up blockers on your PC to save you being distracted. And when you’re buying things online, think about using online services that will trawl the net for you and allow you to get off the computer and on with your life.”

However

In China, where internet addiction is rife, hardcore Wilfers are offered drug therapy, acupuncture and mild electric shock treatment.